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Mimosa.
We`d like to talk to you about yesterday.
Have a seat.
You made it clear you did not wish to participate in my plan. What is there to discuss?
Does this mean you`re going to go ahead with this without us?
I strongly believe this is our only survival.
You swore to Joyoung that you wouldn`t defy him. You`ll die when he finds out.
Haven`t we all vowed to live and die for the general? I would be dying for my master. ~Mimosa~
I`m still so confused.
I don`t know what`s best for Joyoung.
Say something!
We`re so frustrated and confused we don`t know what to do!
General Dae Joyoung is a man of greatness and magnanimity.
He has the respect and admiration of not only the Goguryeoans but the Khitans as well.
That`s why moral duty and integrity is very important to him.
But not me.
I can ignore my moral duty and abondon my integrity for my master.
I can be as scheming, iniquitous and ruthless as I want to be.
I`m determined to see my master Dae Joyoung rise to the top.
And I`ll do anything to achieve that goal no matter how dangerous and dishonorable it may seem.
That`s why I`m proud and unafraid.
Tell us what we have to do.
Tell us.
Heck, if this doesn`t work, will just die with you!
I told you not to come here unless you`re called!
How much longer must I ignore the King`s condition like this?
My work isn`t done yet.
I need you to buy me a little more time.
Anymore delay could cost the King his life.
That`s why I`m asking you for help.
But sir,..
Do you think you can wipe your hands clean if you back out now?
just a few more days. We`re almost done.
If all goes well, you`ll be living a life of luxury.
What are you doing here, physician?
I called him here to inquire about His Majesty`s condition.
Well then...
Sit down, general.
Dae joyoung isn`t making a move.
Perhaps we should make the first move. ~Li Kaigu~
Be patient. ~Shin Hong~
They will make a move soon enough. We need definitive proof of treason before we punish them.
so there won`t be problems when His Majesty awakes.
Now listen carefully.
We have roughly 1,000 soldiers living amongcivilians in the city.
Calling them back together is our first order of business.
It`ll be a snap through the emergency line of communication.
The problem is getting out of here.
The Khitan guard have the village surrounded.
Don`t worry about that.
-There`s a small road that lead out into the hills. -Tungso and I have already been out a few times.
-What? You could`ve been caught! -But we didn`t get caught.
Give us the word, Mimosa.
We will go out and reassemble the troops immediately.
-Geumlan is right for that job. -Just give me your order, sir.
We will capture the city gate once we`ve rallied the troopsin the city.
And when our army of 30,000 is brought in, conquering Yingzhou will be simple.
Heuk Sudol and I will caoture the city gate. Gaepilsamun and Tungso can handle the main army outside the gate.
-Got it. -Don`t worry about a thing.
Joyoung is the problem.
He can`t find out about this until the job is done.
I`ll handle the general.
Please.
We must succeed even if Joyoung kills us later.
We only have one chance. Bear that in mind.
and let`s get moving.
Yes, sir. Let`s go, Tungso.
Why are you so startled?
You`re still up.
I couldn`t sleep so I went to your quarters but you weren`t there.
Were you with Mimosa?
We were there chatting letting out our frustration.
Well, we should go now.
No, why don`t you two come and have a drink?
I don`t know how long it`s been since the three of us sat down for a drink like this.
Things have never been easy for us.
Let`s forget about our troubles for the night.
What is your opinion?
What do you mean?
About Mimosa. His eyes, his demeanor...
he looks like he`s up to something big.
Like what? He looks normal to me. ~Heuk Sudol~
Doesn`t he, Biwu?
No.
I`ve known Mimosa for a very long time.
I know what he`s thinking just by looking in his eyes and listening to him breathe.
Whatever Mimosa is thinking, he only has your best interest in mind. ~Gulsabiwu~
Of course. He`d never do anything bad.
Do you suspect anything?
You might know something I don`t.
We don`t know anything.
And if we do anything against your will, we will surrender our heads.
We can`t take hostile action right now like Mimosa has been talking about.
If he mentions anything suspicious, come to me right away.
We will.
Biwu! Biwu!
I almost died in there.
Are we doing the right thing?
If worse comes to worse we will die in Joyoung`s hands. What are you worried about?
But we`re lying to him. I feel like I`m betraying him.
But Mimosa is right no matter how you look at this.
Joyoung will understand our loyalty.
This is the only way, or we will all die.
I know but.... This is so complicated.
Geumlan is here in the city.
-Watch their movement closely. -Yes, sir.
Sit down.
Two days,
can you round up the troops in two days?
That`s more than enough time.
And the weapons?
They`ve disarmed us, but we are hiding our personal weapons.
We will meet back here at midnight the day after tomorrow. ~Geumlan~
-General Gulsabiwu will be commanding you. -Yes, ma`ma.
-Tactician Shin Hong is here. -Send him in.
We got them at last!
Dae Joyoung is making his move.
-When do you suspect he will take hostile action? -Any day now.
What are you two talking about? General Dae Joyoung taking hostile action? ~Chulin~
He is trying to take Yingzhou for himself.
Don`t report this to General Sun Wanrong yet.
We will keep this a top secret and seize the rebels all at once.
Yes, general.
You`re making a mistake.
General Dae Joyoung would never turn against us.
There is no such thing as eternal friends or eternal foe.
Dae Joyoung just turned from an ally to an enemy.
Move it!
What`s going on?
What do you mean?
Soldiers are rushing about with panic as if a war has broken out. ~Li Geom~
It`s nothing my Lord.
I am a central member of the Khitan army.
I can see troops being shuffled into position and you say it`s nothing?
Explain General Mogae. What is going on?
Are you going to hide this from me as well?
It`s the high general`s order. Please forgive me.
What? My Father?
Please ask him directly.
Excuse us, My Lord. Let`s go!
Mother, You must know what`s going on? Why are the troops on the move?
If my guess is right,
they`re trying to arrest General Dae Joyoung.
You must stay out of this.
What do you mean, Mother?
How can you tell me to stay out of such a critical matter of the state?
Since when did you start talking back to me?
I don`t understand this
Why is everyone trying so hard to hurt the man who saved our country?
Do you want to know why?
Come wityh me tonight.
There is more to the truth than what your eyes can see. Tonight you will see the truth that your eyes have failed to see.
Ove here!
Heuk Sudol, right here!
-General Dae hasn`t caught on, has he? -Don`t worry.
Mimosa is with him so he won`t know we`re missing.
I want the two of you to go straight to the maun army outside the city once we get out. You have to move quickly if you`re going to time the attack.
Don`t worry. We know exactly what we`re doing.
-There`s no time. Let`s get moving. -I left the gate to the hill open.
-Follow me. -Right...Let`s go!
Dae Joyoung`s men are gathering at the city square one by one.
We must start moving now.
We will take the round about way to the gate so we can take them by surprise.
-Move out! -Yes, general!
What about their path out of the city?
General Xue Jitou is guarding the road.
Wait for me Tungso!
How do you run so fast when you`re so big?
-I`m out of breath! -You`re out of breath already?
Wait until you get to my age.
Your age? I`m older than you are, sir.
-Are you talking back to me? -No.
-No? -No.
It`s right over that wall, so let`s keep moving.
Wait for me!
You`re going to kill me running so fast.
-Here, step on my back. -Yes,yes.
-Sir! What shall we do? -I got you. Don`t worry.
Careful, careful....
-Life is hard, isn`t it? -Geneal!
What are you waiting for? Hurry up and climb up!
you`re breaking my back!
-General, what ae you waiting for? -Sir...
You`re too heavy! Really!
Are you sleeping?
Oh, my tailbone!
Geez whiz! You get down this time.
-I`ll go up first. -Up there...
What? There`s nothing up there.
-Take a look! -What?
That was quiet a show.
Now both of you getdown on all fours. I caught you so I haveto get down now.
General..!
Oh, no! Not by that ignoramus!
I know how you feel. Our hands are tied and it`s frustrating.
But we are here to save our people.
If we start a war to save our people and kill the Khitan citizens in the process,
that would defy everything we believe in.
I know that the soldiers are discontent. But you can assuage them.
If we focus on our goal and keep our feet on the righteous path, we will eventually achieve our goal.
My man....
I have vowed to die for you, general.
And I think that time has come.
What do you mean? Time for you to die?
If I could lay the foundation of our great enterprise by giving up my life,
I would die a hundred times over.
Mimosa, you didn`t...!
Yes, I did.
No! This must be stopped! Violence is not the answer!
No!
Attack! Open the city gate!
Observe!
This is the truth your eyes have failed to see before.
Biwu, let`s have some fun tonight!
Our army is right on the other side of the gate.
Come on. Let`s get this started!
They committed treason. Kill them all!
Goguryeo....
has betrayed Khitan!
Where is General Dae Joyoung? I will make him pay for this betrayal of trust!
-General Dae Joyoung has nothing to do with this. -you lie!
-I will not believe your lies anymore. -No, you can`t!
-You can`t draw your sword on General Dae Joyoung! -Shut your mouth!
Biwu!
Blasted bastard!
-I`ll finish him off! -No! Don`t!
We can`t hurt him! Not him! Not Geom!
General, you must get out of here!
-The Khitan guards are headed this way! -How about the troops?
How about Gulsabiwu, Heuk Sudol, and Gaepilsamun and Tungso?
They have been cartured alive.
You must get out of here for now.
I`m staying.
I can`t save the captured men if I go into hiding.
-I`m staying as well. -So am I.
You must go, Father.
You want me to leave you here and escape alone?
I can`t do what I need to do with you at their mercy.
Dan, take you grandfather and leave the city.
-Father! -Now!
Go now. There is no time!
How about you, Mimosa?
I must stay and serve General Dae Joyoung.
Let us see each other again soon.
Stay alive.
I promise you we will.
~Yingzhou, Khitan~
Dae Joyoung is being brought in.
There`s no need for you to see them.
Lock them up for now and execute them tonigh. ~Shin Hong~
But their crime has not been proven.
They plotted a rebellion.
That`s grounds for immediate execution.
There is an inquiry and due process before an execution. ~Chulin~
Lock them up. I will have them executed tonight! ~Sun Wanrong~
Yes, General!
We`ve been ordered to locke them up.
I have just one question.
Is it true that you did not know anything to do with this rebellion?
Your men unanimously insisted that you had nothing to do with this.
Is this true?
It is true.
I planned this alone.
I am their leader and I failed to control them, so the burden is ultimately mines.
I`m taking the general.
I beg your pardon?
He will be detained at the guest palace, until the truth is brought to light.
Um, My Lord.... Wait a second....
They will be executed tonight. So this is useless.
The general will be coming with me.
What are you saying?
Dae Joyoung was taken to the guest palace?
Young lord Geom insisted, and we couldn`t stop him.
What`s more,
he has his guard protecting the guest palace.
What? Protecting Dae Joyoung? That child is out of his mind!
They will be executed tonight regardless. Leave it alone, sir.
You`re excused.
General , may I ask you a question?
It is my humble opinion that young Geom bears quite a resemblance to Dae Joyoung
And with his unusal attachment to Dae Joyoung, there are many thing I find hard to dismess as coincidence.
What are you trying to say?
You and I can`t have secrets.
And?
Forgive me for bringing this up, but you and joyoung were once rival lovers.
How dare you!
If you are keeping secrets from me, you must tell me now.
-Guards! Get in here! -Yes, general!
We`re going to the Guest palace for Dae Joyoung now!
Yes, sir!
-What`s wrong? What happened? -It`s His Majesty! He`s!
I don`t want to get you in trouble.
I know you`re truthful.
You are not the one that planned this rebellion.
My lone survival is meaningless to me.
If my men are killed, my life is not worth anything.
You saved our country from being taken by Tang. ~Li Geom~
Who says you can`t trade your heroic deed for this mistake?
If only everyone felt that way....
What do you think you`re doing?
We almost made a terrible mistake, Father.
This rebelion was not instigated by General Dae Joyoung.
Father...!
It is not your job to decide his guilt or innocence.
You told me to see the truth.
We can`t treat General Dae Joyoung this way.
General Dae is innocent. And we the Khitans are very cowardly.
That`s the truth I`ve seen!
-How dare you! -General!
-General!
-Take Dae Joyoung away! -Yes, sir!
Stop!
What is it?
It`s my father. His Majesty is awake!
How long have I been unconscious?
-Ten days, Your Majesty. -Ten days....
It was a deep, dark sleep that felt like a hundred years...
Father...
Where is Dae Joyoung?
Oh yes...
His Father received the scepter pf state from Tang. ~Li Jinzhong~
Where is Dae Joyoung now?
He`s facing an execution tonight.
An execution?
He committed high treason. Execution is the only fair punishment.
No, General Dae is innocent.
Geom!
Stop the execution immediately.
Your Majesty!
I will decide wheter he is guilty or not when I`m able.
So leave and wait patiently.
-How can you let this happen? How? -I did everything I could.
One more night, all I needed was one more night! How could you let this happen now?
It is Heaven`s will. There`s nothing I could`ve done.
Heaven`s will?
It is Heaven`s will that Dae Joyoung survive?
~Chang`an, Tang~
The situation is getting more and more interesting in Yingzhou.
We can`t postpone our attack on the Turks any longer.
By the way, where is General Xue Rengui, the man in charge of this punitive expedition? ~Emperor Wu Zetian~
Did you inform General Xue about this meeting, Prime Minister?
Yes, Your Majesty.
You did?
Then why isn`t he here?
-Your Majesty, Escort Yeom. -Enter.
I sent you to bring General Xue back. Why isn`t he with you?
Your Majesty, I just received word that General Xue has left for the northwest front.
He left already? What do you mean?
He assembled a punitive expedition and moved out, I`m told....
A punitive expedition?
How could he assemble a punitive expedition so quickly?
That is the report, Your Majesty.
That`s impossible.
How could a punitive expedition leave without being seen?
How large was it anyways?
Generalm I hope Muchuo doesn`t take you lightly because of the size of our entourage.
We should`ve brought some soldiers with us.
The Turkic camp should come into view very soon. Be ready.
I`m counting on you with my life, general.
Like this fellow here.....
~Turkic Camp, Northewest front~
-Is it true? -Yes, Khan.
Yesterday`s friend became today`s enemy.
But i can`t figure out why Dae Joyoung and the Khitans suddenly turned against each other.
I don`t think there`s any one particulare reason. ~Muchuo~
Both sides are simply looking out for thier own interest.
a man claiming to be a high general of Tang is here to see you.
-A high general of Tang? -His name is Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui?
Xue Rengui as an imperial messenger? The Tang court must`ve been desperate.
-See him in. -Yes, Khan.
Send him in.
Welcome, General Xue Rengui.
It is a pleasure to make your aquaintance, Muchuo Khan.
I`m an impatient man.
Cut the small talk and state your business.
-Hongpei, do you detect a tone of superiority? -Yes sir, I do. ~Xue Rengui~ ~Hongpei~
I, too, am an impatient man. I will get straight to the point.
Attack Yingzhou at once.
What?
The Goguryeoans and the Khitans are about to start a war in Yingzhou.
And you want us, the Turks, to attack Yingzhou? What are you up to?
I bear Dae Joyoung a bitter grudge.
If I were to go after anyone, he would be the one. But my Emperor granted him the scepter of state
and orderd a punitive campaign to exterminate the Turks.
The scepter of state?
Dae Joyoung was granted the scepter of state?
No,
it was granted to Dae Jungsang.
That`s why Goguryeoans and the Khitans are on the verge of war right now.
If Dae Joyoung subjugates Yingzhou with the scepter of state, Her Majesty may join hands with Dae Joyoung
and come after the Turks.
You must attack Yingzhou before it comes to that.
Then I shall see about getting you what you want.
If Dae Joyoung is after Yingzhou, he must be killed at once.
But if that is not the case, I need him for the future of Khitan.
There is no way we can contend with the Tang Chinese without him.
I don`t know....
I just don`t know Dae Joyoung`s true intent....
Do I kill him or do I keep him alive? I just don`t know....
General Dae Joyoung, Your Majesty.
-Send him in. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Sit down.
I heard what happened.
No futher explanation is necessary.
If you`ve been made aware of the facts, I will make my request.
Please release my subordinate officers that are being held captives in your jail.
They plotted a rebellion.
They were driven to this by the khitans.
If you wish to punish them, punish the Khitans that provoked them as well.
What makes you think I would even consider this bold request?
Because I know that I am true to my conscience,
and I know that you`re a man of highest morals and principles.
Please release my men.
Discern for us what is right and wrong, Your Majesty.
Would you grand me a request if I grant yours?
Rule my people for me when I am gone.
I worried about this country even at the threshold of death.
And I brought back one conclusion.
Who cares about your status or where you come from?
You must sincerely care for the people to rule the people.
I beleive you, Dae Joyoung, are that man.
-Your Majesty! -What?
Would you grant my request?
Would you be the next Supreme Khan of Khitan?
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